老外眼中十一必去的8大“吃货天堂”.docVIP

美食专栏作家Fiona Reilly拖家带口在中国开始了一场寻找美食之旅，意图找到中国正真的美食之乡。他们走了2万公里，跨越21个省，足迹踏遍全国。最后，她选出了8个真正的吃货天堂。　 8 best foodie towns in China Although travelers can try dishes from around China and the globe in renowned food cities Beijing and Shanghai, it is outside these major metropolises where a world of exciting Chinese cuisine awaits the true foodie. 虽然在北京和上海这样闻名的美食城市，游客就能品尝到中国及世界各地的美味，但只有在这些大城市以外的地方，吃货们才能品尝到最好吃的中国美食。 With this in mind and after three years of living in China and writing about Chinese food, I embarked on a six-month journey with my husband and two daughters. 怀揣着这种想法，又因为在中国生活了三年并且一直在写中国美食相关文章，我就跟老公还有两个女儿开始了一次为期半年的旅行。 We loaded up a campervan and set out from Shanghai on July 1. Weve since covered more than 20,000 kilometers and 21 provinces in our quest to see Chinas most remote and beautiful areas, and to taste the different regional foods along our way. 7月1日，我们坐上一辆露营车便从上海出发了。这段20000多公里的旅程穿越了21个省份，一路上我们游玩了中国最偏远最迷人的地方，也品尝了不同地区的美食。 Here are eight most amazing Chinese food cities Ive come across so far. The list is in no particular order. 下面是到目前为止我觉得最棒的中国八大美食城市，排名顺序不分先后。 1. Chengdu, Sichuan Province Crowned as Asias first UNESCO City of Gastronomy in 2010, Chengdu is best-known for its fiery hot pot and spicy dishes, which are characterized by the use of Sichuan pepper and are usually layered with salty, sour and sweet flavors. There are also dishes that arent spicy at all, such as beer-braised duck. The streets hold more than 100 varieties of street snacks, from savory jelly noodles to dragon lifting a hand (poached wontons drizzled in toasty chili oil, pepper corns and green onion). Chef Yu Bo is a must-go. The high-end restaurant cooks sophisticated Sichuan food with awe-inspiring presentations: abalone on spiced mung bean jelly, crispy ginseng root, and tiny spheres of apple poached in syrup tinged with fiery notes of green Sichuan pepper. Hot pot is as ubiquitous in the city as the smell of chili. At Zigong Delicious Hotpot, the house specialty tiaoshui wa (or